An ambulance spokesperson said three people were transferred to hospitals.

One of these was the male driver of the bus, and all were transferred for precautionary reasons with only minor injuries.

Police have advised the driver may receive a fine for the incident. Brisbane City Council was not available for comment on the incident.

ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, the Brisbane City Council bus was involved in a crash with three cars before it plowed into a popular Indian restaurant in Brisbane's West End, leaving nine people injured and three taken to hospital.

The bus, which was out of service at the time of the incident, was lodged in the front of Punjabi Palace on Melbourne Street.

Fire and ambulance crews, tow trucks and Energex were at the scene of the crash as the road was closed.

It appears the bus was travelling southbound along the busy street when it hit a Lexus, Subaru and Mercedes before mounting the footpath outside the restaurant.